Jiwajirao Scindia

Sir Shrimant Jiwajirao Scindia
Maharaja of Gwalior
7th and the last ruling Maharaja Scindia of Gwalior, c.1940
Maharaja of Gwalior
Reign5 June 1925 – 28 May 1948
PredecessorMadho Rao Scindia I
SuccessorMadhavrao Scindia
Recipient privy purse, benefits, and title "Maharaja of Gwalior"
Reign28 May 1948 – 16 July 1961
SuccessorMadhavrao Scindia
Born(1916-06-26)26 June 1916
Gwalior, Gwalior State, British India
Died16 July 1961(1961-07-16) (aged 45)
Samudra Mahal, Bombay, Maharashtra, India
SpouseVijaya Raje Scindia
IssuePadma Raje
Usha Raje
Madhavrao Scindia
Vasundhara Raje Scindia
Yashodhara Raje Scindia
HouseScindia
FatherMadho Rao Scindia
MotherGajrabai Raje Sahib Scindia
ReligionHindu

Sir Shrimant Jiwajirao Scindia KStJ (26 June 1916 – 16 July 1961) was the ruler of the Gwalior state during the British Raj and later the Rajpramukh (Governor) of the Indian state of Madhya Bharat.

Jiwajirao was the Maharaja, of the princely state of Gwalior in central India from 1925 until 1947. After the state was absorbed into independent India, he was granted a privy purse, certain privileges, and the use of the title Maharaja of Gwalior by the Government of India, which he retained until his death in 1961. He also served as the rajpramukh (governor) of the state of Madhya Bharat until 1956.